22/06/2022
To teach your dog to walk on a loose leash.
You will need:
- A collar or harness
- A leash
- Treats
To start:
1. Fill your pocket or treat pouch with treats.
2. Decide what side youโd like the dog to walk on, and hold a few treats on that side of your body. For example, if youโd like your dog to walk on the left side, hold treats in your left hand.
3. Hold your leash in the hand opposite the dog. For example, if your dog is on your left, hold the end of the leash in your right hand. Let the rest of it hang loosely in a โJโ.
4. Take a step, then stop. Itโs okay if the dog doesnโt stay in โheelโ position. Feed the dog some treats from your hand, in line with the seam of your pants. This will help you position the dog.
5. Repeat. Take step, stop, feed a treat at your side, along the seam of your pants.
6. When the dog is looking eagerly up at you for more treats, take two steps instead of one before stopping and feeding the dog.
7. If the dog pulls ahead, stop walking immediately. Call your dog back to you, or use the treats in your hand to lure the dog back to your side, but don't treat her yet: take two to three steps forward before feeding. This is to prevent teaching a sequence like: โI pull ahead, I come back, I eat.โ We want them to learn that walking alongside you on a loose leash makes treats happen, not pulling.
8. Gradually take more steps between each treat. You can talk to your dog to help keep her attention on you.
9. When the dog walks well on a loose leash, give this kind of walk a name. It could be โheel,โ โwith me,โ โletโs walk,โ or another word/phrase of your choice.
10. Release your dog (โall done,โ โokay,โ โthatโll do,โ etc.) when they no longer need to walk in โheelโ position.
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